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Cox Communications 122-fiber-strand optic cable is being used to deliver high speed Internet and San Diego Padres to the residents of Tijuana, Mexico according to San Diego. This is the only US fiber optic cable to cross an international boundry, reports San Diego Union Tribune. The cable stretches across the Tijuana River Valley on utility [...]

San Jose Mercury News points out that 2005 will be a big year for WiFi chips. Craig Barratt, chief executive of wireless chip maker Atheros Communications, is looking at a growth year in 2005.
International Data Corp. estimates that the WiFi chip set market will grow 42 percent a year from 2003 to 2008, with [...]

Barrons this week is asking the all important question: why can’t country’s largest cable provider get no respect? It has finished a $38 million makeover that makes it one of the most cutting edge networks in the world, and yet Wall Street is shunning the stock, like Dodgers shunning the three-way Big Unit sale. Surprising [...]

What is the best smartphone to buy? Permanent 4 aka Dave is facing that question and he brings up some very valid points. Well it is a relatively personal decision, and despite a large number of choices, I think it boils down to how and where you use your smartphone. I am perfectly comfortable doing [...]

About eight months ago, I had written a piece for Business 2.0, (Do this Get Rich) in which one of the business ideas I suggested was creating a specialized store to sell broadband and broadband related services. I think the argument still holds. Just like the retail presence of cell phone and service providers helped [...]

I have been dying to buy the new 50 Cent single, Disco Inferno, so this morning, I decided that perhaps it is time to visit ITunes store. Looks like the server/store is experiencing some serious slowdown. Marc sent me an email saying “I tried to purchase some music on itunes this morning and keep [...]